3 weeks in India

Off_To_India · Feb 16th, 2006, 00:14

Hi,

We are off to india on the 5th of March for 3 weeks and I am doing all the planning including booking flights...What do you think of this plan...How could we improve it?

5th-8th March - Delhi - hotel YUVRAJ DELUXE HOTEL booked
8th - Evening travel to Agra - hotel Sheela
9th - Taj Mahal - evening back to Delhi - (open to ideas got to be back at Deli on 11th for flight to Bangalore)
11th - booked spice jet flight - Delhi > Bangalore
12th - Bangalore
13th / 14th / 15th - Wayanad - rain country resort cottages
16th - wayanad to Trivandrum - Train?
17th / 18th - Kovalam
19th / 20th - Alleppey backwater tour
21st / 22nd - Kumarkom
23rd / 24th Cochin

25th - we have to get back to Mumbai for flight home - It is cheaper to fly from Coimbatore - 3000 rupees total against $449 usd from Trivandrum > Mumbai.

I have read that it is 220kms from Cochin to Coimbatore - are flights from here ok? We do not want to have any probs getting back to Mumbai.

Looking for 3 weeks - mix relaxation, beach with history.

Great forum has really helped me...Cheers!

jyotirmoy · Feb 16th, 2006, 12:39

Looks pretty good. A new superfast train has been introduced which reaches Agra in less than 2 hours from Delhi. So you can take this train early morning from Delhi & return back to Delhi at night.
I have read a lot of negative stuff about Kovalam these days. Please read the posts in the Kerala forum for alternate beach suggestions.
Check all facilities, type of food offered, route taken & where the boat will be anchored at night before booking a house boat. If the boat is anchored much away from land in a big lake you can expect less mosquitoes & good breeze. Carry a repellant cream or some thing.
Good luck.

nevilleb · Mar 1st, 2006, 13:12

Its a full moon night around the 14th of March; pity you aren't in Agra then. The Taj by night then would be quite a spectacle.

nevilleb

steven_ber · Mar 1st, 2006, 13:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Off_To_India

13th / 14th / 15th - Wayanad - rain country resort cottages
16th - wayanad to Trivandrum - Train?
17th / 18th - Kovalam

Calicut is 58 kms from lakkidi.

Train 6330 (The Malabar Express, great name) departs Calicut daily at 23:00 and gets to Trivandrum at 09:10 the following morning. (the train also calls at Varkala at 07:34)

2-tier air con = Rs 785
3-tier air con = Rs 505
First Class = Rs 570 (not air con)(recommended)
Sleeper Class = Rs 190 (not air con)

I preferred Kovalam to Varkala.

TimMakins · Mar 1st, 2006, 14:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by steven_ber

I preferred Kovalam to Varkala.

Me too - much better range of food, facilities and accomodation. The beach is 10 times nicer, as well.

Tim in Ireland.

rangerboy123 · Mar 1st, 2006, 22:43

You won't have any problem in Coimbatore. You save some $$ by flying out of Coimbatore to Mumbai. There are many trains to Coimbatore from Cochin. Checkout this site:

http://www.srailway.com/srail/searchopt.asp?flag=1

steven_ber · Mar 2nd, 2006, 21:10

Trains depart Ernakulam at the following times, (Coimbatore arrival times in brackets)

07:15 (11:55),
09:30 (14:35),
11:35 (16:20),
13:00 (17:55),
15:35 (20:05),
17:55 (22:30).

All these trains have air con and sleeper classes, if you need train mumbers, let me know.

Feb 16th, 2006, 00:14	#1
Off_To_India Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 8	3 weeks in India Hi, We are off to india on the 5th of March for 3 weeks and I am doing all the planning including booking flights...What do you think of this plan...How could we improve it? 5th-8th March - Delhi - hotel YUVRAJ DELUXE HOTEL booked 8th - Evening travel to Agra - hotel Sheela 9th - Taj Mahal - evening back to Delhi - (open to ideas got to be back at Deli on 11th for flight to Bangalore) 11th - booked spice jet flight - Delhi > Bangalore 12th - Bangalore 13th / 14th / 15th - Wayanad - rain country resort cottages 16th - wayanad to Trivandrum - Train? 17th / 18th - Kovalam 19th / 20th - Alleppey backwater tour 21st / 22nd - Kumarkom 23rd / 24th Cochin 25th - we have to get back to Mumbai for flight home - It is cheaper to fly from Coimbatore - 3000 rupees total against $449 usd from Trivandrum > Mumbai. I have read that it is 220kms from Cochin to Coimbatore - are flights from here ok? We do not want to have any probs getting back to Mumbai. Looking for 3 weeks - mix relaxation, beach with history. Great forum has really helped me...Cheers!

Mar 1st, 2006, 13:12	#3
nevilleb Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 92	Its a full moon night around the 14th of March; pity you aren't in Agra then. The Taj by night then would be quite a spectacle. nevilleb __________________ Neville Bulsara Photography - India Photo Tours, India Photography Workshops & Expeditions to India & Tibet for the Discerning Photographer

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Feb 16th, 2006, 12:39	#2
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,661	Looks pretty good. A new superfast train has been introduced which reaches Agra in less than 2 hours from Delhi. So you can take this train early morning from Delhi & return back to Delhi at night. I have read a lot of negative stuff about Kovalam these days. Please read the posts in the Kerala forum for alternate beach suggestions. Check all facilities, type of food offered, route taken & where the boat will be anchored at night before booking a house boat. If the boat is anchored much away from land in a big lake you can expect less mosquitoes & good breeze. Carry a repellant cream or some thing. Good luck.

Mar 1st, 2006, 22:43	#6
rangerboy123 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA/Chennai Posts: 30	You won't have any problem in Coimbatore. You save some $$ by flying out of Coimbatore to Mumbai. There are many trains to Coimbatore from Cochin. Checkout this site: http://www.srailway.com/srail/searchopt.asp?flag=1

Mar 2nd, 2006, 21:10	#7
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,628	Trains depart Ernakulam at the following times, (Coimbatore arrival times in brackets) 07:15 (11:55), 09:30 (14:35), 11:35 (16:20), 13:00 (17:55), 15:35 (20:05), 17:55 (22:30). All these trains have air con and sleeper classes, if you need train mumbers, let me know.

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